US MVNOs: every prepaid brand by network

An MVNO sells phone service on a network it does not own. Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile own the towers, and the brands listed here rent access to them. Each page names the host network, gives the current plans with the month we checked them, and says so if the brand has closed.

Start with a network

Six words these pages use

Each links to the page that explains it in full.

MVNO: A mobile virtual network operator: a brand that sells phone service on a network it does not own.
Host network: The network an MVNO rents: Verizon's, AT&T's or T-Mobile's. The host network decides the coverage. The brand decides the price and the support.
APN: Access point name: the setting that tells your phone how to reach your carrier's data network. Without a working one, mobile data and picture messages stop.
eSIM: A SIM built into the phone. The plan is downloaded to it, where a SIM card moves from phone to phone by hand.
Unlocked phone: A phone whose carrier has removed the software that stops it being activated on another carrier's network. It does not make an incompatible phone compatible.
Porting: Moving your number to a new carrier. You ask the new carrier to bring it over, and you do not cancel the old line first.

All MVNO pages

Runs on T-Mobile
Ultra Mobile plans, prices and network
Ultra Mobile plans run from $19 to $59 for one month, and less if you pay for 3, 6 or 12 months. Every plan includes calling to 90+ countries.
Runs on Verizon
Walmart Family Mobile plans, prices and network
Walmart Family Mobile plans cost $19.88 to $49.88 a month, with extra lines at $19.88 each. What each plan includes, the Auto Pay prices, the owner and network.
Who owns which prepaid carrier? Brands by parent
Who owns Straight Talk, Visible, Mint Mobile, Cricket, Metro, Boost and the other US prepaid brands. Each brand listed under its parent, with the independents.
Ran on AT&T
Aio Wireless plans and what replaced them
Aio Wireless was AT&T's prepaid brand. It merged with Cricket Wireless in 2014 and its customers became Cricket customers. What Aio said and where to go.
Ran on Sprint
Airlink Mobile plans and what happened to it
Airlink Mobile sold pay-as-you-go service on Sprint's network and no longer operates. What we could confirm, and its plans as we recorded them in 2017.
AT&T MVNOs: brands that run on AT&T's network
The MVNOs that run on AT&T's network, with who owns each one and its lowest monthly price. How a AT&T MVNO differs from AT&T itself.
Runs on AT&T
Black Wireless plans, prices and network
Black Wireless plans start at $20 a month and include international calling. The current plans, who owns the brand, and what its settings say about its network.
Runs on AT&T and T-Mobile
Boost Mobile plans, prices and network
Boost Mobile plans cost $25 to $60 a month with AutoPay. Boost is owned by EchoStar and now connects mainly through AT&T's towers. Plans, eSIM and setup.
Ran on Sprint
Chit Chat Mobile plans and what happened to it
Chit Chat Mobile ran on Sprint's network and stopped operating in 2014 after a billing dispute with Sprint. What was reported, and the plans it sold.
Runs on AT&T
Consumer Cellular plans, prices and network
Consumer Cellular plans start at $20, with unlimited data for $35 a month if you are over 50. What its site confirms, which network it uses, and APN settings.
Cox Mobile plans and the move to Spectrum Mobile
Cox Mobile plans are no longer on Cox's website. Its mobile pages now sell Spectrum Mobile, after Charter bought Cox. What we could and could not confirm.
Runs on AT&T
Cricket Wireless plans, prices and network
Cricket Wireless plans run from $35 to $60 for one line and use AT&T's network. Each plan's price with and without Auto Pay, and what it leaves out.
Ran on Sprint and Verizon
Expo Mobile plans and what happened to it
Expo Mobile sold prepaid service on the Sprint and Verizon networks and no longer operates. What we could confirm, and its plans as we recorded them in 2017.
Runs on T-Mobile and AT&T
Gen Mobile plans, prices and network
Gen Mobile plans start at $10 a month for 2 GB and reach $50 for unlimited data, with lower rates if you pay for 3, 6 or 12 months. Owner and networks.
Runs on AT&T and T-Mobile
Good2Go Mobile plans, prices and network
Good2Go Mobile plans start at $15 a month for 1 GB and run on AT&T's or T-Mobile's network. The current prices, the promotion fine print, and eSIM support.
Runs on T-Mobile
Google Fi Wireless plans, prices and network
Google Fi Wireless plans cost $35 to $65 a month for one line and use T-Mobile's network. Each plan's data limit, the pay-per-gigabyte option and eSIM.
Runs on AT&T
H2O Wireless plans, prices and network
H2O Wireless plans start at $20 a month, or $16 a month if you pay for a year. Every plan and term, the AutoPay discount, pay as you go, and the network.
Runs on T-Mobile
Helium Mobile plans, prices and network
Helium Mobile has two phone plans: Air at $15 a month for 10 GB and Infinity at $30 for unlimited data. Its free Zero plan was retired in June 2026.
List of MVNOs in the US, by network
A list of MVNOs in the United States, grouped by the network each one runs on: Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile, with owners, starting prices and closed brands.
Runs on AT&T and T-Mobile
Lycamobile USA plans, network and APN settings
Lycamobile USA sells 30-day plans built around international calling to 100 countries. Its plans, what its terms say about the network, eSIM and APN settings.
Runs on T-Mobile
Metro by T-Mobile plans, prices and network
Metro by T-Mobile plans cost $40 to $60 for one line with taxes and fees included. The current plans, the AutoPay discount and how Metro differs from T-Mobile.
Runs on T-Mobile
Mint Mobile plans, prices and network
Mint Mobile plans work out to $15 to $40 a month, but you pay for 3, 6 or 12 months up front. The real totals, who owns Mint, and its APN settings.
Runs on Verizon
Net10 plans and what happened to Net10 Wireless
Net10 Wireless no longer lists plans on its site and sends visitors to Simple Mobile. What existing customers can do, where to go, and Net10's 2017 prices.
Runs on T-Mobile
Optimum Mobile plans, prices and the internet surcharge
Optimum Mobile's Unlimited plan is $30 a month for one line for 12 months, less per line with more lines, and $20 a line more without Optimum Internet.
Runs on Verizon
Page Plus Cellular plans, prices and owner
Page Plus Cellular plans cost $12 to $55 a month before taxes, with Auto Refill discounts and pay-as-you-go cards. Page Plus is owned by Verizon.
Runs on Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
Patriot Mobile plans, prices and network
Patriot Mobile plans cost $25 to $75 a month for one line before taxes, on your choice of three networks. What each plan includes and the multi-line discount.
Runs on AT&T
PureTalk plans, prices and network
PureTalk plans cost $24.99 to $64.99 a month before taxes and fees. What each plan includes, where unlimited data slows down, eSIM and the network it uses.
Runs on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon
Red Pocket Mobile plans, prices and networks
Red Pocket Mobile plans cost $10 to $30 a month, or less by the year, on a choice of three networks it calls GSMA, GSMT and CDMA. What each plan includes.
Ran on AT&T and T-Mobile
Republic Wireless plans and what replaced them
Republic Wireless closed in 2023 and its customers were moved to Boost Infinite. What its own site said, where the service is now, and its plans from 2016.
Runs on Verizon
Simple Mobile plans, prices and network
Simple Mobile plans run from $25 to $60 a month before taxes. What each plan includes, the Auto Pay prices, who owns the brand and which network it uses.
Runs on Verizon
Spectrum Mobile plans, prices and requirements
Spectrum Mobile has three unlimited plans at $30, $40 and $50 a line, with the first line discounted for a year. Spectrum Internet and Auto Pay are required.
Sprint MVNOs: what happened to them
Sprint's network was retired in 2022, so no Sprint MVNO runs on it today. What happened to Virgin Mobile, Boost, Republic Wireless and the smaller brands.
Runs on Verizon
Straight Talk plans, prices and network
Straight Talk plans run from $25 to $65 a month and the brand is owned by Verizon. Every current phone plan, the Auto Pay discount and the multi-month prices.
T-Mobile MVNOs: brands that run on T-Mobile's network
The MVNOs that run on T-Mobile's network, with who owns each one and its lowest monthly price. How a T-Mobile MVNO differs from T-Mobile itself.
Runs on T-Mobile
Tello plans, prices and network
Tello plans start at $10 a month for 2 GB and top out at $25 for unlimited data. What each plan includes, the introductory-price small print, and APN settings.
Runs on Verizon
Ting Mobile plans, prices and network
Ting Mobile plans run from $10 a month plus $5 a gigabyte to $55 for its top unlimited plan. Every plan, what unlimited means on each, eSIM and the network.
Runs on Verizon
Total Wireless plans, prices and network
Total Wireless plans cost $40 to $65 for one line in the first month and run on Verizon's 5G network. Each plan's price, Auto Pay discount and family pricing.
Runs on Verizon
Tracfone plans, prices and network
Tracfone plans run from $15 a month for 1 GB to $50 for unlimited data, plus minute bundles that last 90 days or a year. Prices, Auto-Refill terms and network.
Runs on Verizon
Twigby plans, prices and network
Twigby plans cost $15 to $35 a month, and new customers pay $10 less for the first three months. What each plan includes, the fees on top, and the network.
Runs on Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
US Mobile plans, prices and networks
US Mobile plans cost $10 to $44 a month with taxes and fees included, on a choice of three networks it calls Warp, Dark Star and Light Speed. How it works.
Verizon MVNOs: brands that run on Verizon's network
The MVNOs that run on Verizon's network, with who owns each one and its lowest monthly price. How a Verizon MVNO differs from Verizon itself.
Runs on Verizon
Visible plans, prices and network
Visible plans cost $25 to $45 a month with taxes and fees included, on Verizon's network. What separates the three plans, the hotspot speeds and eSIM support.
Runs on Verizon
Xfinity Mobile plans, prices and who can get it
Xfinity Mobile has two unlimited plans, $30 and $45 a month after a discounted first year, and is sold only to Xfinity Internet customers. What each includes.